Question · asked by 1 review
Biodentine vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA): Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success)
- Population
- Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy
- Intervention
- Biodentine
- Comparison
- Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)
- Outcome
- Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success)
MTA and Biodentine performed comparably for clinical and radiographic success (5 RCTs, not pooled; ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Biodentine vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) Clinical and radiographic success (composite) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy · ≥6 months follow-up, Dental/endodontic clinical settings across multiple countries (university, hospital, specialist and general dental practice); permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure MTA and Biodentine performed comparably for clinical and radiographic success (5 RCTs, not pooled; ungraded). Comparative efficacy of materials used in patients undergoing pulpotomy or direct pulp capping in carious… (2023) All outcomes | Biodentine vs MTA was the second most frequent comparison (5 RCTs) for the primary outcome but was not pooled owing to substantial clinical/statistical heterogeneity; the panel of per-trial forest plots (Figure 8)… | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative efficacy of materials used in patients undergoing pulpotomy or direct pulp capping in carious teeth: A systematic review and… 2023 All outcomes | 28 February 2021 (from inception to 28/2/2021) | 21 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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